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BUIE v. McADORY

No. 02-3565.

341 F.3d 623 (2003)

Joel BUIE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eugene MCADORY, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 25, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Eberhardt (argued), Crestwood, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

David H. Iskowich (argued), Office of the Attorney, General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Someone bludgeoned Bennie Ervin to death in her home and stole her jewelry plus other valuables. A jury convicted Joel Buie of these crimes; the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment. The evidence supporting this verdict includes Buie's confession, the fact that he was hard up for money (shortly after the murder he tried to exchange a gold chain for cocaine, and Ervin's husband testified that she always wore such a chain), and the fact...

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